Tea-kettle



(No Model.)

G. DAKIN 82; H. L. DRULLARD.

TEA KETTLB'.

No. 399,843. Patented Mar. 19, 1889.

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IrEORGE DAKIN AND HARRY L. DRULLARI), OF BUFFALO, NElY YORK.

TEA-KETTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,843, dated March19, 1889.

Application filed November 15, 1888. Serial No. 290,899. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE DAKIN and HARRY L. DRULLARD, both of thecity of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Tea-Kettles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvementin tea-kettles and other vesselshaving a pivoted or swinging bail or handle.

The invention has for its object to provide a simple and durablefastening for the bail which shall dispense with the use of rivets, andalso to provide means whereby the bail is held from coming in contactwith the body of the vessel, thus preventing overheating of the handleand indenting or marring of the vessel.

Our invention consists to these ends of the improvements which will behereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In. the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of atea-kettle provided with our improvements. Fig. 2 is a similar view ofthe upper portion of the kettle. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section, onan enlarged scale, taken through one ofthe ears and the adjacent portionof the bail. Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the upper portion of akettle, showing a modified construction of our improvement.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the body of a tea-kettle, and I) b are the ears secured toopposite portions of the top or crown of the kettle and provided withcircular openings or perforations I).

0 represents the bail or handle, which is pivoted to the ears 1) bymeans of hooks 0, formed at opposite ends of the bail (I and engaging inthe openings 11 of the ears.

(Z represents a lip arranged on the outer side of each end portion ofthe bail above the hooks c and overlapping the upper edge of the ear I).The upper edge or top of each ear is curved concentric with the openingI), so that the lips (I bear against the top of the ears as the bail isswung to either side. These lips snugly hold the hooks c in theperforations of the ears I) b and prevent any excessive play of thehooks in said perforations when the hooks become worn.

The bail is formed with the hooks c and lips cl, which are stamped outof the bail by suitable dies. The hooks c and lips d, when formed, arearranged at an angle to the bail to permit the ready insertion of theends of the hooks through the perforations of the ears b. After thehooks have been inserted through the perforations of the ears I), thehooks and lips are bent inwardly, as shown in the drawings, whereby thebail is firmly secured in the openings of the cars. This 0011- structionforms a durable and reliable fastening, which is comparativelyinexpensive, as no rivets are employed. Each ear Z) is provided withinits opening I) with a stop or proj ection, f, which is arranged in thelower portion of the opening I) of the ear below the hook. As the bailor handle is tilted to either side, the bottom or lower side of thehooks comes in contact with the stops f and arrests the further downwardmovement of the bail, whereby the latter is prevented from coming incontact with the body of the vessel.

Instead of forming the stops f in the openings Z) of the ears, the stopsmay be formed on opposite sides of the ears, as shown at g g in Fig. 4,so that the lips (I will engage against the stops and limit the downwardmovement of the bail; or, if desired, both stops may be used in largevessels, so that the lower end of the hooks c and the lips (I will bothengage against the stops to limit the tilting movement of the bail. Byarresting the downward movement of the bail before the latter comes incontact with the body of the kettle or vessel the latter is preventedfrom being marred or indented by reason of the bail striking'the vessel,and the overheating of the handle is also avoided by reason of thelatter resting against the kettle or vessel. The stops are readilystamped in one operation with the ears with out materially increasingtheir cost.

We claim as our invention 1. The combination, with the ears 1), providedwith openings Z), of a bail or handle provided at its ends with hooks c,engaging in the openings 1), and lips d, formed on the bail and bearingagainst the upper edges of the ears, whereby the hooks 0f the bail areheld limit the swinging movement of the bai1,sub in the openings of theears, substantially as stantially as set forth. set forth. WVitness ourhand this 17th day of October,

2. The combination, with the ears 1), pro- 1888. 5 vided With openingsZ), of a bail 0r handle provided at opposite ends with hooks 0, engaging.in the openings 6 of the ears, lips (1, formed on the bail and bearingagainst the Witnesses: upper edges of the ears, and steps or projec-JNO. J. BONNER, IO tions formed on said ears and adapted to O. D. HOWE.

GEORGE DAKIN. HARRY L. DRULLARD.

